academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
Examples of academic freedom in a Sentence
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The conservative nonprofit says its mission is devoted to advancing free expression and academic freedom on campuses.
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Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Tenure offers protection for academic freedom, the principle that professors creating knowledge and expressing ideas should be free to do so without the threat of intimidation or retaliation.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Don’t think armband insignias, tanks in the streets, and martial law; think lawfare, sophisticated cronyism, surveillance, and counter-majoritarian restrictions on reproductive rights and voting access and academic freedom.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
Many universities have since taken an aggressive stance against some forms of speech and protest, moves often decried by academic freedom groups.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
And universities enjoyed what has come to be known as academic freedom, the ability for those in higher education to operate free from external pressure.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Borlase alleged that San Francisco State President Lynn Mahoney and CSU Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Leora Freedman believed the professor’s actions were protected under academic freedom and asked Borlase to halt the investigation.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
In reality, the state of the state is neglected, having been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency through a series of culture-war sideshows — attacks on academic freedom, school books, transgender teens and LGBTQ people in general.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
Here’s hoping that universities will have the courage to level up on academic freedom rather than down.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Tenure offers protection for academic freedom, the principle that professors creating knowledge and expressing ideas should be free to do so without the threat of intimidation or retaliation.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Don’t think armband insignias, tanks in the streets, and martial law; think lawfare, sophisticated cronyism, surveillance, and counter-majoritarian restrictions on reproductive rights and voting access and academic freedom.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
Many universities have since taken an aggressive stance against some forms of speech and protest, moves often decried by academic freedom groups.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
And universities enjoyed what has come to be known as academic freedom, the ability for those in higher education to operate free from external pressure.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Borlase alleged that San Francisco State President Lynn Mahoney and CSU Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Leora Freedman believed the professor’s actions were protected under academic freedom and asked Borlase to halt the investigation.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
In reality, the state of the state is neglected, having been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency through a series of culture-war sideshows — attacks on academic freedom, school books, transgender teens and LGBTQ people in general.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
Here’s hoping that universities will have the courage to level up on academic freedom rather than down.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
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